Is Amazon Web Services a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Amazon Web Services have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 871 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Amazon Web Services employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Amazon Web Services now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Amazon Web Services .

Does Amazon Web Services pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon Web Services with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 871 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Amazon Web Services.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Amazon Web Services?

58% of Software Developer employees at Amazon Web Services would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 2% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Amazon Web Services with a 2.7 rating for work-life-balance, 3.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.9 rating for culture and values and 3.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon Web Services?

Software Engineer (879) , Solutions Architect (502) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (476) , Cloud Support Engineer (407) , Software Development Engineer (339) , Account Manager (297) , Program Manager (193) , Cloud Support Associate (185) , Data Center Technician (179) , Cloud Support Engineer I (161) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) II (151) , Senior Solutions Architect (140) , Cloud Support Engineer II (131) , Cloud Engineer (127) , Account Executive (118)

What are the pros of working at Amazon Web Services according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is good for an intern and there’s a lot of room for growth because it’s a huge company" ((in 1173 reviews)); "It’s fun and the people are great" ((in 748 reviews)); "Learning is good and salary too" ((in 520 reviews)); "And also it offers good benefits" ((in 487 reviews)); "Very generous with budget (if your team is performing well and the economy is great)" ((in 456 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Amazon Web Services according to real employee reviews?

"No work life balance and you have to write a lot" ((in 934 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 437 reviews)); "You can get bad managers and or teams which can hinder growth and mental health." ((in 387 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs without notice or explanation (employees encouraged to "focus on work" and not worry about layoff speculation)." ((in 237 reviews)); "Poor leadership and will want to reach pip quota" ((in 236 reviews))

Amazon Web Services Software Developer reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(871 total reviews)

Matt Garman

49% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

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Software Developer employees have rated Amazon Web Services with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 871 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon Web Services is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

871 reviews

5.0

Jun 14, 2026

Good compensation and perks, but team intensity varies

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good comp with additional pay for oncall shifts. Occasional team socials. Sports clubs. Nice office (games room + barista bar). Good WLB (team-specific)

Cons

some teams can be more intense than others

3.0

Jun 12, 2026

Good learning platform but too many inefficient meetings

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company provide a good platform for you to learn AI and the AI infrastucture.

Cons

- Too many meetings, sometimes it make my work low efficiency and feel like waste time. - When doing something related to collaborate with other team, usually no response/deplay response when reaching out to that team's oncall, usually no response when sending the Sev3 ticket, only get response by sending Sev2 ticket or invite both team's manager in a chat channel. It let me feel exhausted.

5.0

Jun 11, 2026

Great team and interesting work, but inconsistent promotions

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team working on interesting work

Cons

Promotions can vary a lot team to team

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